Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a public radio and television broadcaster, located in The Pine, St. Michael in Barbados. It was founded in 1963 as Radio Barbados. The CBC falls under the ministry and jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office.
| Type | Broadcast radio network Television network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National |
| Owner | Government of Barbados |
Key people | Sherwood McCaskie General Manager Mr. Pearson Bowen: Head of Radio Department Jewel Forde: Head of Television Mr. Andrew Greene: Chief MCTV Officer Mark Seale: Head of News and Current Affairs |
Launch date | December 1963 (radio) December 1964 (television) |
Official website | www |
The television service broadcasts on channel 8 and is the only legally licensed, over-the-air television channel broadcasting in the country of Barbados. The corporation also owns and operates three radio stations: CBC Radio on 94.7 MHz FM and 900 kHz AM, The One on 98.1 MHz FM and Q-100.7 on 100.7 MHz FM.
Besides the terrestrial television and radio, the CBC operates a wireless Cable TV subscription service called Multi-Choice TV (MCTV) which offers many television stations from around the globe, including the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.